Ezra Strong letters to Solomon Strong [manuscript], 1862-1864.

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Ezra Strong letters to Solomon Strong [manuscript], 1862-1864.

Letter from Ezra Strong to Solomon Strong, 27-31 October 1862, regarding the death of a great-grandson, a son's enlistment in the Union army, abolition, politics, murders by Sioux in Minnesota, and the fulfillment of Joseph Smith's prophecies and the impending apocalypse, with post script from Samson Strong urging Solomon to reexamine his political beliefs; Letter from Ezra Strong to Solomon Strong, 5-20 March 1864, regarding life in New Mexico, relations with Paiutes and Navajos, prices, hopes of prospecting in Idaho and the death of Samson Strong.

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Strong, Ezra.

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Strong, Solomon, 1780-1850

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Strong, Samson, d. 1864.

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